What color is #6D5E85?

#6D5E85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5E85?

The RGB value is 109, 94, 133: 109 red, 94 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5E85?

The complementary color is #76855E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5E85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5E85 color

#6D5E85 rgb(109, 94, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5E85 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.9% green and 52.2% blue (109, 94, 133).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#6D5E85 color codes

HEX	`#6D5E85`
RGB	`rgb(109, 94, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, 14.46, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 24.27, 306.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.542, 12.95, 23.919)`
Decimal	`7167621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5E85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6D5E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6D5E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5e85; }
.text { color: #6d5e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 94 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5e85, #815e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D5E85?: #6D5E85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5E85?: The RGB value is 109, 94, 133: 109 red, 94 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5E85?: The complementary color is #76855E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5E85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.